Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1949 — Page 2

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Terre Haute Workman 1$ Fatally Shocked Linton. Ind. June 21. (t'l’t Erank T. Satran. 41. Terra Haute, was shocked fatally yesterday when i he touched a wet pole made "live" ( by a high voltaxe power line. He was working southwest of Jasonville for oil exploradion, inc a Tulsa. Okla . firm Bendix Workers To Vote On Settlement Vote On Ending Os 62-Day Old Strike South Bend. Ind. June 2L—(UP! —Approximately 0.100 members of' the CIO United Automobile Work I era union vote today on a plan to end their 62 day old strike against the ileudix Aviation Corp. Some of the union leaders have rejected the plan, whii h calls for an immediate halt of the strike, a two-wcek negotiation period and the appointment of a fait-finding panel if no settlmeut is reai hed. The company accepted the proposal. suggested by Gov Henry F Sch richer. providing the findings of the panel would not he binding The unions negotiating team wanted the company to be Iwiund bv whatever the panel recommend ed The company.has estimated that the 7,500 employes idled by the strike have lost SIOO9 193 in wages. The strike was called after the union charged the company with a production •■peediip, followed by disciplinary dismissals. Voting begins at 3 p m. / yr. s#,

TRUCK LOAD OF MICHIGAN STRAWBERRIES FOR CANNING 29c )u<irt LAST OF’ THE SEASON—BI’t NOW DAISY MAE 13th Street South of Bellmont Station Public Auction FOUR ROOM FURNISHED HOME TO BE SOLD AS ONE UNIT 111 North Hth Street, Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, June 24th, 7:00 P.M. This Ih a nicely arranged I room Home with hath, metal cabin l •! I hink with double drain board, Venetian blinds, small built-in cupboard' in the kitchen flood t'isu rn It Im located on a < orrtej Lot 50x131 The house is facing Sth street, on the rear 31 f-et of the lot, leaving room enough for a larger home or business on the corner THE HOME WILL BE SOLO COMPLETELY ECRNISHEIf, HEADY EOK (K'CCPANCY. Tin- Lot will be sold seperat«-ly or one unit to : uit the pur chasers. PosHesslon on or before .30 day i. KOH INSPECTION PLEASE CONTACT THE ACCTIONEEHS, AT PHONE 68. TERMS 25 r < Cash on day of -ale, b.ilatu <■ upon delivery of dear title BRICE ROOP, Owner D. 8. Blair and C W. Kent Auctioneers <;. (J Strickler Sales Mgr. Sale Conducted by The Kent Realty ic Am tion Co.. Inc. |v<a'ur. Indiana Phone 6<i. 16 IS 21 Mad* to do a bettar job of hiding the old, dirty Surfaco. Dries with o vubdved glow finish. Covers more surface in less ond brushes on without / / vwa ; ’pvlj.’ Th * * ou ® h - fi,m *'** , o n 9* r tet ’ in V P ,o '*«" tion against wear ond weather. The smooth glossy finish stays dean ond looks fresh ond attractive / ' <v / for many years. <\ loncw ( Kf\) (JST® lASTtWG ' £1 oßy Beauty • >BT Pawt s«» y 7 a_Arnold & Klenk, Inc-

Kaiser Wilhelm s Granddaughter Weds Married To Texan In German Castle Hechingen. Germany. June 21— il'l'i- A granddaughter of Kaiser I Wilhelm and an interior decorator from Texas were married twice today in l.ouoyi ar "Id Hohenxollern castle on a mountain top overlook ins this quiet village But I’rinct ss (’ecilie of Prussia, a rMugee from the Soviet gone of Germany, did not promise to obey former I’ S army (’apt. Clyde Harris of Amarillo. Tex , in either the civil or the I’rotestant religious i ceremony. ’That word." she explained, “is j not for us.” Both ceremonies went off w ith out a hitch, although they were in .German a language Harris does not understand An interpreter helped and Harris said his ' ja" in th<- appropriate places The religious ceremony was a double ring affair Cecilie gave Harr a rir- which had been In j tin Hohi iizolh rn family for gene rations He gave her a gold band, but said it was "not as good as hers." 4'ecili* said they would honey moon fm about 1" day-, after which H un- would return to Amarillo to find a home for them ”1 hope to git there soon." she said wistfully Amarillo is such a beau’iful name. Cecile, a great granddaughter of Britain s quern Victoria, met Harris during the war. After they became friendly Harris posted "off , limit*" signs around the castle to keep other American soldier* away The wtdding broke several trade , tions m tin ilohensollern family 'First. Cecile was given away by ie.i fathei crown Pt in< • Wilht Im That has lover been done before in our family, she*said I Then she wore "sometning old. | something to w something borrow >d and something blue." a new ex-

perltnce for a Hflheacollern bride I The something old was a din mond n*ra which belonged to an other of her great grandmothers, at v cousin of the czar of Russia. She wore a new dress, borrowed a veil and had blue sapphires in tier rings Nationalist Planes Bomb British Ship Six Crew Members Reported Wounded Shanghai, China. June 21 (Ul’i Nationalist warplanes bombed and »lira fed a British motor vessel in the Whangpoo river near Shanghai today, driivng tile ship aground ami injuring six of its 6s British and Chinese crew members. one seriously. The a'ta- k came a few hour* after the nationalist government in Canton announced a total blockade of all < ominunixt-hvld ports from Manchuria to Foochow, but five days before the blockade was to go into effect. The X.2XI ton Blue Funnel line motorship Anchises. built in 1916 wa* heavily-damaged in the raid A hole was punctured by a bomb which hit amidships arid the engine room was flooded The vessel. however, was refloated this afternoon. i Britain, whose warships were shelled by the communists before Shanghai fell to the reds, immediately protested the nationalist bombing The foreign office note, in which Britain reserved the right to demand compensation for damage, was handed to the nationalist foreign office in Canton l The attack came during the fourth and most serious nationalist air laid on the Shanghai area since the communists captured tile city. Ollier foreign lines immediately routed their vessels away from Shanghai The British cancelled all Shanghai sailings and the lmt<h Royal and luterocean lines and the American President lines said they were considering similar action. Two or three planes circled Shanghai tor about 15 minutes in I 'he morning raid, concent rating on the Whangpoo docks where a riverside fire soon billowed. A spokesman for the Blue Fun nel lines said one laimb fell on the Am hlses and a nationalist plane returned to straie the ves sei With a gaping bole amidships, the vessel was beached four miles north of Woosung near the mouth of the Whangpoo It was the first foreign shipping casualty of nationalist air raids. The nationalists warned in their I blockade announcement that from .Manchuria in the north to Foo-’ chow in the south foreign ships entering "restricted" waters would do so at their own risk The Canton government, which said the blockade would not liecome effe« dive until June 26. disclaimed all responsibility for damages incurred. Chicken Thieves Are Frightened Away t hicken thieves at the farm of Norval Fuhrman. four miles north of l»e atur on the Winchester road, were frightened away last night by sheriff Herman Bowman The sheriff found a chicken hook near the < <>op. but could tint find the wouldbe thieves. He searched all the surrounding roads invain Fuhrman reported finding a partly cleaned chicken in the ditch near his coop this morning Hoboes wire reported having a party under a railroad ’ bridge near the farm earlier last evening by a nearby resident. Later. Sheriff Bowman was called to the highway to fnvestiza'*an apparently sick truck driver te-f-orted by a passing motorist The Irii< k driver w'ar. sleeping, with not tru'k pulled well off the road TO XV HOM It MIX HIMtHX, Note. I- hereby given ih.it he , u> bm been appolnt.-d by tn- Adams Cir< <it «’uurt <>t tin- . State of Indiana. a« Receiver of ail | of the property. assets > lalms, ,- in .| rol.t, <>f The Hoosi. r Ma- bine and Casting |„r. and tlm< tie his , duly qualified ss such Receiver All - iaimants against -aid Company ue herein notified that all < Lu.ri- m .. t tie file.! M-J)h him al fits off!-• the First Slate Hank a' lie-atir, Indiana, prior to the llih da August, 1919 to re.-elve the benefit ~f | the order*, ludguieiitk, and de- re«* I which may lie made m tills proceed- I Ing and share In the distribution *hi< h shall b-emade under an h I orders. judgments, and decree*. i Said ilalm- shall h« filed In dupllcate and verified under oath Hated this 13th day of June. 1919 llerwna It Krarrhrbrrg Iter-elver. It. Hnrdrtle « ne'er i Attorney for Receiver Divorce Action Fred Foster filed a erase com pieiat for divirce against his wife. 1 Loma Foster, charging wrwel and inhuman trea’tnent He asks lid.- ! MW settlement The Fosters reside | in Monroe, and have hern married ' since September t*. 192" Marriase Liccnaes I Meh tn L Tsvtor sad Kat ills* n - McCosatU. both of Decatur 4

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Monroe Playground Now In Third Week ' Many Activities Held At Playground Free gamns and sports of all kinds are provided at Monroe's slimmer playground, now In its third week of operation Myron Knauff, .Monrot-'s coach and matin matica teacher for the last three rears, is the playground director who provides all the entertainmen* for the children. The playground fa i open Monday through Friday from , i a tn. to 12 noon, and on Thursday evening Knauff has arranged i i program of softball, croquet, ten nia, horseshoes, and other group games The program director emphasises that the playground localud at the Monroe school playground, is entirely free for the children The ping ram ia financed by the county recreation hoard and voluntary con tribtltiona by Monroe townspeople. Swings, a slide, jungle jum, giant stride, and merry-go-round are also, provided for the youngsters. Playground director Knauff has also announced a list of tourna tueiils and contests to take place in the near future A trip to 'he Wells county state forest is plan tied as soon as the school bus can l>e schedulod for the trip, swimming parties to Pine lake are arranged. and Monroe playground .-oftball team has challenged the Geneva playground team to a game Hi the near future July U. a community program provided by the playground com mitlee will feature a water liattle between the Monroe. Decatur. Berne and Geneva fire departments, i The money raised by the program ' will help finance the playground activities. Monroe's town board has appofn’ed the following committee to ditect the playground' Gene Hike. < hairman; .Mrs. Boyle Hoffman; ' treasurer; Mrs Paul Lobsiger, secretary; Phil Kohli and .Mrs. Evelyn Christner. John Thompson Will Teach At Scout Camp John Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs Joseph J Thompson, 235 South First street, left for Illg Island Boy Scout camp at Koine City today John has been select-. ed to teach handicraft at the camp. I which will open June 26 Tltii week the staff will open the camp and prepare it for the annual bom bardno nt of scouts from the Anthony Wayne ar«a John, a life scuut with 19 merit badges, won hie position because of the skill he has ' demonstrated in working with his hands. This is his fourth year at a Boy Scout camp, bls second at Big Island John previously attended Pahoka Boy S out camp mar Evansville. He will also be the counselor for boys working so merit badges in metal work, wood-' carving, basketweaving, and leathercraft. Every other weekend the Thompson hoy will return to Decatur on Saturday to visit hiw parents. Ills stay at camp will < nd August 6 «»f < us Tter l hllH Ml II %• i iiHiiirv I% MI II tv F: I hMI'l\T OF %mi:iii< t ProvMt'ht«, llhodr I Bland !<• WeybfiNnH Klrert •»n th«* 31 xl bay !>••• •-iiilht, HU:hT U ABEL. I'reMdtni J<»HN W BLAIR Si-. riAary Amount of paid up Guararili-iil Fund .Mutual • » 350,000 (io! GROSS AHSI TH OF COMPANY Rial tCslwte I’nincum-b<-red I None M»rtKaae I .os n» on Real Hslate $ Non* I i Free from any prior Im unibram<•> Ronds** i Hook ( Value $14,937,111 3< 1 Stioks*** <Book> Value I 3.714.713 (S| Cash in Banks ion Interest and Not on Intejerti I 1.194,433 701 A<-< rued Si-i-urlti'-s 1 Interest and Items. s Ft. > . | None Other Sei Ul Illes | None Preuii obis and Accounts iliu- amt In prore-.H of t-ollei Uon | 150,7**91* I Accounts otherwise se-cur-<1 4 None ’ . Pension Fund 4 1.035.297 34 < other ledger asaata I 195.599.3 S I Total Gross Assets $20.31 4.973 15 liedmt Assets Not Ad ! mlUed * 39 *25 53 . Net Assets 920.243,149 *3 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount ns«ewNMry to ritikN I 3.030.333 71 Ixoote* dt>»* and unpaid* None LaiMMeM adJUMtrd and pot due I None laisses unadjusted and in auspriiao I 3,1«5,3t«.35 1 Bills and Accounts unpaid | 21.4X9 39 i I Amount due and nut d«e bank* or other • realtors ’ I None I l-enston Fun-1 Reserve | 1,025.297 34 Other Lisldlltie* of th* Curntiany $ M 3 753 I* Total Liabilities | 7.147.191 95 Voluntary Reserve I I,ban.AM 00 Guarantee Fund I 33u uoo o* durpius iio.ts7.ost ** T«»tel ... 1.’0.2» 1.14«: ATATE OF INDIANA. Offiie of Ineorani* Commissioner I. the undersigned Insurance I’otnmiasloner of Indiana hereby certify that the above i» a- orret t , ropy of the R«atement of the Con- ' ditloa of the above mentioned Com- | puny on the 11*1 day of December i I 1949; a* *hown by the original statement and that the aald origin- t al statement la now on file In thia > office In Testimony U hereof. I hereunto stibscrihe rat name and affix my I off It tai seal, thia lat day of June. 1945 ‘ <S«al» FRANK J VIEHMANN Inaursnaa tjpmmiaatoner •if Mutual Conipluy So state ••Mritta out Book Market or **An>crt!z<d •••otnka out 'Book or Market . • JOEii—.l

Veterinarian Opens Office In Decatur Dr. K E. Allison, veterinarian of Richmond, has opened an office in Decatur, it was announced today. The new office is located on the second floor of ISN South Second otreet, over Hammond Brothers. The new Decatur resident is a native of Ohio but has been in Richmond for several years. He announced that he would serve Adams county and surrounding terri tory in general practice, starting , immediately. Four Drownings Are Reported In State Day To Weatherman Just Another Hot Indianapolis, June 21 (UP)— Summer arrived officially in Indiana today but the weather bureau said it was just another hot day to it. "it's just an astronomical date,” said Paul Miller, chief of the V. S weather bureau here. "Actually we've had summer temperatures in Indiana since June 1." He said summer arrived “rather normally” with temperatures "a little higher than average." “The next few days Will be quite oummeriidi.” he said Temper*tures will average six to eight d* greet above tioinial Thundersnower* were expected in many localities this afternoon and tonight but probably wouldn't bring much relief, the bureau said Today there were 14 hours and 59 minutes between sunrise and I sunset. From now there will be ! less daylight each day. Four drowning* w»re reported as temperatures soared The dead were identified as Ed j I <li< Leon linker. 17. Portland: J Shelby Edwards. Madison; Sant Welton. 25. Wheatland, ami Elbert Griffon, 25, Williams. All yesterday while at recreation areas fishing or swimming.

LUCKIES PAY MORI A> give you g finer cigarette! Yes, at tobacco auctions Lucky Strike / pays millions of dollars more than official parity prices for fine tobacco! There’s no finer cigarette in the world XuS* < today than Lucky Strike! To bring you './ / di this finer cigarette, the makers of / • Lucky Strike go after fine, light, natu- / , JU f rally mild tobacco— and pay millions of I v I ; , if dollars more than official parity prices ' \ U /i. f to get it! So buy a carton of Luckies . \ / J today. See for yourself how much finer f it 'f | and smoother I.uck les really are— how /dwk • i fjl&Wi'i / i much more real deep-down smoking en- I —' jf\ joyment they give you. Yes, smoke a t if Lucky! You’ll agree it’s a finer, milder, V more enjoyable cigarette! jf L. MURRAY MANGUM, independent tnknrrn ] buyer of Oxford, N. C., tag*: •• Year after year, /g ‘ j lie been the ma ken of Luckiee buy the kind fRBA 4 of tobacco that taetci good and tmokee good.' k /I /'iy nmoked Lucktee for JO grare. ** tiert'e more J evidence that LackiM are a Stet deantttt X 4 ® y J .. /j e2M \ qwfc ’ jA • 11 1 . • r / ■ ■■■ • ffMffy Afamt fittd _So round/ so firm/ tu fully pocked free ond eo*y on the ruW

Eight States Have Anti-Red Statutes s, Pass Bills Designed To Halt Communism . I Chicago. Jun*- 21—(UP)— L*gisi iatures of eight states have enacted i laws designed to halt communism, i t a United Press survey showed to- - day. I Lawmakers of several other . state* are considering such legistsi tioD Most of the anti-subserslve meai sure* require public officials and employes—lncluding school teach ' e.rs—to take loyalty oatiu. Such laws have been passed In Washington. Kansas. Florida. New Jersey and Georgia The New Hampshire legislature passed a bill selling up a state unAmerican activities investigating committee. New York has a new law man I dating the stale board of regents to i establish rules guaranteeing dis- > missal of any teacher who is a nn-nibrr <>t a subversive organiza ' tiou Uuder a new law, political candidates in Texas must sign loyalty afi (idavits. Communist candidate* are now excluded from the ballot • in Texas i A bill outlawing the communist party in New York was killed by • the legislature of that state, and Gov Thomas E. Dewey vetoed a bill which would have banned the use of state and public buildings by , subversive groups. Thin would i have been "an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power.” Dewey said l The North Carolina legislature i killed au antl-commuulst hill cov-. erfne state employes. Another, kill-, ; ed in Wisconsin, would have requir-1 ed non-communist oaths from all i slate and local government em j ployes. all university and state col-. lege students and all persons ■ licensed by the state. The Texas legislature passed a resolution instructing the presidents ul all state colleges and uni j versßlM to purge their institutions

of students and tcacberw belonging to the communist party Legislators said, however, the resolution does not have the force of law. A bill to make it law is pending. Three anticommunist bills are pending In Massachusetts. One I would bar members of the com ; munis*, parly, or those who advo cate Its doctrines, from state, city, town or county employment. A second would bar communists from public office and a third would set up a slate committee on un Amen can activities. A hill pending in th* Missouri legislature would require an oath from employes of the state, connj ties, cities, or of any political sub divisions, that they are not and never have’been members of any group advocating overthrow of the government by force. The bill is

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